I had Season 2 and 3 pretty much figured out around strip 50. So… 6+ months in advance. But that’s just kind of a rough outline. Things get filled in as I go. For example, I thought Withered Away would only be 10-12 strips!

It’s a Fairy. That wasn’t a slur of some kind. In Yeld fairy’s are big mean monsters. They form the core of Dragul’s army. I guess I’ve never called them Fairy in the comic. I refer to them as Fairy in both the coloring book and the Mermaid Hunters game.

Jake here’s an Idea for a weak or three of filler. Panel 1 Sketch Marah crouching Panel 2 Sketch you walking by. Panel 3 sketch her attacking. Then fill in the details. One strip is you getting a late night snack and Marahs waiting and pounces like a lion. another is you getting a cd to listen to you open your bathroom mirror to get your toothbrush there she is. Like how you said she used to and how she did to the mermaids.